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Adobe Advertising Search Business Practitioner Professional Certification Path

This page provides information on how to attain this certification. It includes a description of the exam, study materials, step-by-step instructions on the certification process, and how to renew your certification.

Exam description

Learn who should take this exam, what experience is recommended, and what subjects are covered on the exam.

Exam details


  • Level: Professional (0-12 months’ experience)
  • Passing Score: 35/50
  • Time: 100 mins
  • Delivery: Online proctored (requires camera access)
  • Available languages: English
  • Cost: $125 (global) / $95 (India)
  • Exam ID: AD0-E501

Intended audience


  • Search marketing campaign managers
  • Search marketing practitioners
  • Individuals that regularly use Search to execute and manage search campaigns

 

 

 

 

Minimum experience

 

You should have:

 

  • Experience as a program manager with 12-24 months of paid search performance industry
  • At least 3-6 months of Advertising Search Platform experience
  • Experience working in Advertising Search and are familiar with paid search bidding automation, campaign management,
  • An understanding of Portfolio theory

 

You should also have experience working with the following functions:

 

  • Creating each aspect of Portfolio
  • Creating custom simulations to determine when portfolios are ready for optimization
  • Monitoring portfolio accuracy
  • Preparing portfolios to have sufficient data to optimize
  • Creating/pulling reports
  • tROAS bidding tactics
  • Setting up conversion tracking
  • Setting up objectives
  • Managing portfolio against a target
  • Building campaigns
  • Setting up account linking
  • Creating constraints
  • Setting up accounts
  • Managing campaigns
  • Use Spend Recommendation Tool
  • Excluding and Including Dates in Portfolios
  • Managing Bid Rules
  • Intra-day bidding
  • Audience bid-modifier
  • Location bid adjustment

 

 

 

 

Exam objectives and scope

 

This section provides information on the exam content.

 

Section 1: Portfolios & optimizations (54%)

 

  • Given a scenario, select and set up automated bidding strategies
  • Given business strategies, define and create Portfolio KPI objectives
  • Given business strategies, define and create appropriate Portfolio settings
  • Given performance needs, create and manage Constraints
  • Given a scenario, evaluate and troubleshoot Portfolio performance
  • Given a scenario, determine how to adjust Portfolio settings on an ongoing basis

 

Section 2: Reports, insights, and tools (14%)

 

  • Apply procedural concepts to create and schedule reports based on business needs
  • Determine optimal budget allocation using available Platform AI tools across Portfolios and apply if needed
  • Given a use case, create and define custom simulations for Portfolio analysis and forecast

 

Section 3: Campaign administration (22%)

 

  • Set up accounts
  • Build, manage, and organize all aspects of campaigns

 

Section 4: Measurement (10%)

 

  • Given a business scenario, determine an approach to campaign conversion tracking and apply
  • Given a scenario, troubleshoot campaign conversion metric issues

 

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